Mikky dos Santos Thrillers Series

In the PREQUEL to the MIKKY DOS SANTOS THRILLERS  – Josephine Lavelle, a once-famous opera singer who became an international outcast, has one last opportunity to resurrect her career.   She was born to sing Puccini's Tosca and is determined to earn the right to perform again on the world's most prestigious and celebrated stages. NOTHING must detract from her last chance. But her fight for the future she craves is derailed when her ex-husband embroils her in a cynical blackmail plot. She is forced to take possession of a solid gold icon, part of a secret hoard of art treasures stolen by the Nazis - that dangerous men are prepared to kill for. As well as determining the fate of the Golden Icon, Josephine must come to terms with her past, and fight for her own life. If only her choices were simple... A gripping, page turning crime thriller. You will be hooked on the secrets of this surprising protagonist. Set in Lake Como (Italy), Dublin (Ireland) and Munich (Germany) – this international crime thriller will leaving you rooting for this unusual and feisty protagonist until the twist at the very end.   For fans of female protagonists and readers of crime thrillers in the style of Donna Leon, Estelle Ryan, Laura Morelli, CJ Lyons and Carmen Armato.   ★★★★★ "I rarely give a book 5 Stars but Golden Icon deserves the highest. A clever and totally original story that kept me reading far into the evening when I had other things to do. Easy reading so if you start get ready to be pulled in to an intimate story you will find hard to put down." ★★★★★ "This is a rich, literate, complex examination of who owns art and how it is valued. It is also a thriller, with several villains and unexpected dangers." ★★★★★ "This is a fabulous book especially for those who love a long book to read. The storyline is so totally different to what I normally read but it had me up at all hours reading further & further to find out the ending."

Photographer, artist and art forger Mikky dos Santos has had a tough life and now she's about to steal the world's most famous stolen painting – Vermeer's The Concert – worth $200 million. When Mikky's flatmate is commissioned to paint one of the world's most famous divas her life begins to spiral into chaos. An evil investigative journalist and a dangerous businessman are on the hunt to uncover Mikky's darkest secrets and threaten her detailed plans. The race is on. This breathtaking protagonist is exhilarating and has attitude, yet underlying it all, a longing for human connection that makes you love her despite her own best efforts to push you away. There are rich glimpses into European cities, a savvy feel for the international art world and an electrifying female sleuth who blasts into your life with explosive excitement. This thrilling page-turner will shock you with the stunning twist at the end.   Set in London (England), Mallorca (Spain) and Dresden (Germany) – this international crime thriller will leave you on the edge of your seat until the twist at the very end.   You will be instantly hooked!   ★★★★★ "Highly Recommend this book & this series. Relatable characters that are also complex & very human. There are enough plot twists to keep you turning the pages without stopping. The author has a great talent for describing the locales & setting the scenes ....it's as if you are right there with the characters."   ★★★★★ "The intro of the new characters is well done and keeps you guessing. The series is unique and reminds me of the same twists and turns as another author's series The girl with the dragon tattoo."   ★★★★★ "I loved the intrigue and histories that surrounded each character and the twists and turns and journeys that the book took you on." ★★★★★ "A very apt title! This book offers so much - mystery, thrills, culture and entertainment. A real page-turner! Despite her flaws, you find yourself rooting for the heroine from the beginning."   Fans of female sleuths. From Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone right up to THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO – you will fall for Mikky. And those who can't get enough of Donna Leon novels and for fans of Dan Brown, you will be instantly hooked. You won't be able to put down the compulsively addictive Mikky dos Santos series.

ONE DYNAMIC FEMALE PROTAGONIST— THREE THRILLING PAGE-TURNERS The first three Mikky dos Santos international crime thrillers are available in one incredible deal!   Follow Europe's most cunning art thief, forger, and amateur sleuth as she tracks down priceless antiquities and foils nefarious plots, all while shocking the people she meets with her ruthless attitude and elaborately-inked body.   MASTERPIECE Photographer, artist and art forger Mikky dos Santos has had a tough life and now she's about to steal the world's most famous stolen painting – Vermeer's The Concert – worth $200 million. When Mikky's flatmate is commissioned to paint one of the world's most famous divas her life begins to spiral into chaos. And, an evil investigative journalist and a dangerous businessman who are on the hunt to uncover Mikky's darkest secrets threaten her detailed plans. It's a long game—one of "who do you trust"?   BOOK OF HOURS An old—but dangerous—friend tracks Mikky down and asks for her help in authenticating a beautiful and possibly priceless medieval prayer book, a Book of Hours. Suddenly, Mikky finds herself caught up in someone else's web—a deadly game played out across three countries.   STOLEN SCRIPT Mikky can't wait to jump on a plane when she hears her dear friend Simon needs someone to fly to Greece to locate a priceless 900-year-old Torah scroll. She lands in Greece only to discover a constellation of nefarious characters who all seem to have their own ideas about the fate of the scroll. And then the lawyer representing the Torah's donor abruptly disappears… Fans of female sleuths from Kinsey Millhone right up to THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO will fall for Mikky. Also for aficionados of the YA series HEIST SOCIETY, and the sly Jennifer Crusie novels. And if Mikky could learn to trust her team, she'd fit right in with the crews of OCEAN'S 8 or GOOD GIRLS.   ★★★★★ "Great series!! Carefully crafted characters in art world offer thrills and intrigue."   ★★★★★ "Offbeat and edgy female protagonist a hit!"   ★★★★★ "A great series!!"

Art forger Mikky dos Santos has talent, cunning, athletic prowess, an independent income—and even love. But trust? Now that's another thing. After a lifetime of betrayal, she'd finally thought it was just within her reach… A year after an accident that nearly killed her, Mikky's made a miraculous recovery. She's been spending her days rebuilding the strength in her elaborately-inked body by kitesurfing with the handsome nurse she fell in love with during her recovery. She's even thinking about painting again. But when an old —but dangerous—friend tracks her down and asks for her help in authenticating a beautiful and possibly priceless medieval prayer book, a Book of Hours, Mikky finds herself caught up in someone else's web—a deadly game played out across three countries. Mikky is up against the best. She must outsmart a whole ring of international antiquities smugglers, some of whom might be friends—or relatives. But she absolutely can't do it alone; she's going to have to learn to trust someone—but who? Set in Malaga (Spain), Bruges (Belgium) and Canterbury (England) – this international fast paced thriller will leave you rapidly turning the pages until the twist at the very end. Mikky's combination of vulnerability and strength will appeal to fans of female protagonists and readers of crime thrillers in the style of Donna Leon, Estelle Ryan, Laura Morelli, CJ Lyons and Carmen Armato.   ★★★★★ "First class thriller. Original and impossible to put down!"   ★★★★★ "This series keeps getting better! Exotic locales, murder, intrigue, betrayal, family drama… so much going on but spun beautifully into a tale with teeth. Follow along the journeys of our heroes in facing personal demons, betrayals and their pasts…"   ★★★★★ "An exciting adventure with many twist a turns that keep you wondering what is next. Many surprises wait for you as it ends."

★★★★★ "Another great thriller series from Janet Pywell!!! I loved the characters and the way the books were well written. There is not a bad thing to say about this series and I highly recommend that you read it in it's entirety.' Ronni.   ONE EPIC FEMALE SLEUTH – THREE THRILLING PAGE-TURNERS Three Mikky dos Santos International Crime Thrillers available in one incredible deal.   Europe's most ingenious and thrilling protagonist – artist and photographer – Mikky dos Santos is a compelling heroine. She has a savvy mixture of emotion and intelligent resources as she tracks down priceless antiquities and foils wicked plots. These rapid paced novels have heroes you love and criminals to hate, and of course, mysteries to solve.   FAKING GAME – And only sweet, sweet revenge will do in Janet Pywell's fourth Mikky dos Santos thriller. Ever rebellious, the reformed European art thief takes on two assailants who stole a gem from her more precious than any work of art—leading her hot on their tails in an international mystery that blends eastern European intrigue with page-turning psychological suspense. Mikky embarks on a quest for vigilante justice, tracking the thieves through Spain, Poland, and Estonia, and enlists help from her past life in the European underworld.   TRUTHFUL LIES – Family dysfunction turns deadly in this riveting thriller! The Chedwell Estate – Blessinghurst Manor – with its sprawling grounds and sumptuous Tudor architecture, appears to be a tranquil palace tucked away in the English countryside. But after their father's death and their mother's debilitating stroke, siblings Roberto and Stella are fighting over the family heirlooms so they agree to enlist a curator – Mikky dos Santos. When Roberto promises Mikky a reward if she neglects to account for certain high-end items, she learns that Roberto had dirty dealings with the mafia and they once had a price on his head. And as Mikky tries to piece together this puzzle of deception, illicit sex, and thinly-veiled threats, she can't tell anymore which lies are "truthful" and what's just dead wrong. But she'd better hurry—these people are lethal.   BROKEN WINDOWS – Mikky's task is simple. Find out who owns the valuable dagger, the talisman and symbol for a cult-like group in London's underworld – a drug gang led by the Asian who controls the streets with ruthless violence. He recruits children: befriending them, grooming them and controlling them through fear, as they package and sell drugs. The young Parks become experts in freerunning and parkour. It gives them a sense of worth and purpose, and when they're asked to participate in an action-packed movie, their self-esteem knows no bounds. None of them expects – death. Mikky, devastated by shocking events, is determined to find the dagger and flush out the cult-leaders and hold them all to account – even if it means risking her own life.   ★★★★★ "It's not often that I manage to enjoy a whole series of books. But Janet Pywell's Mikky dos Santos series was for me, brilliantly written, well researched her descriptions of locations excellent. Would recommend to anyone who like mysteries with a twist."   ★★★★★"I love this series and the last three are such a fitting end to the series and wonderfully written. Each book continues the adventure of Mikky dos Santos in this crime thriller set. And what action packed stories they are! Janet Pywell out did herself with "Broken WIndows"."

"A Brilliantly Written Thriller" "Emotional thriller" "Fast-paced emotional rollercoaster ride!" A Gripping International Crime Thriller from author Janet Pywell's Culture Crime Series. She is rebellious. She is talented. She is vulnerable. Mikky dos Santos finally has what she always wanted and her past life as a thief and forger is firmly over. But when she's invited to a celebration in Barcelona her world explodes, shattering her life and her dreams. She makes a promise - one that she will never break. Mikky's time is running out and she will do whatever it takes. Nothing will stand in her way. When you make a promise nothing else matters. SET A THIEF TO CATCH A THIEF. SET A KILLER TO…. Set in Spain (Barcelona), Poland (Wroclaw) and Estonia (Tallinn) this exciting novel will keep you hooked. You won't want to stop turning the pages. A promise is a promise…

Artist and photographer, Mikky dos Santos is brilliant but rebellious. After a personal catastrophe in New York she insists on going to Greece to authenticate a priceless 900-year-old Torah where she makes a promise to return it to the Jewish museum in Rhodes. But time is running out and Nikos Pavlides isn't giving up the valuable parchment easily. He's a charming and devious local businessman who is also hiding a deeper, darker secret and, as he plays a deadly game, the stakes are raised.   Faced with drug dealers and human traffickers with no regard for life, Mikky's survival instincts kick in as she uncovers the sordid reality of the truth and its savage consequences.   Fighting for her life, how will Mikky fulfil her promise?   This enthralling, fast-paced thriller is an emotional roller coaster of shocking twists and turns…   Set in America (New York), Turkey (Izmir) and Greece (Rhodes) this exciting novel will keep you turning the pages. It's a deadly game…   ★★★★★ "This is book number three in this awesome series that I loved reading. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about mysteries and thrillers."   ★★★★★ "What a rollercoaster ride of a thriller!"   ★★★★★ "An excellent international crime thriller with a well developed storyline and a great complex main character (Mikky dos Santos).

★★★★★ "The first chapter will grab you right away and you won't be able to read fast enough to find out what happens."   MIKKY IS DETERMINED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. LIFE CAN'T STAY THE SAME. NOT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED. Buckle up – this rollercoaster of a thriller will leave you breathless!   Mikky's task is simple. Find out who owns the valuable dagger, the talisman and symbol for a cult-like group in London's underworld – a drugs gang led by the Asian, who controls the streets with ruthless violence. He recruits children: befriending them, grooming them, and controlling them through fear, as they package and sell drugs. The Dixon Trust provides a safe house and haven for these unprotected and extremely vulnerable kids. Run by Matt, an ex-convict, and supported by a local politician, Raymond Harris, these men are determined to rescue and protect the children, and save lives.   Given another chance, and taught by Matt, the Parks become experts in freerunning and parkour. It gives them a sense of worth and purpose, and when they're asked to participate in an action-packed movie, their self-esteem knows no bounds. None of them expects death.   Mikky gains access and insight into their world as she films a documentary. But devastated by shocking events, she is determined to find the dagger, and to flush out the cult leaders and hold them all to account – even if it means risking her own life.   The story weaves around the mesmerising parkour kids – the Parks. They will have you hooked – their stories are captivating and heartbreaking, and they will have you gunning for each of them until the final twist.   Set in London (England), Ouarzazate (Morocco), and Basel (Switzerland).   ★★★★★ "Exciting, tense, perfectly written."   ★★★★★ "An excellent thriller with a great storyline and a fantastic cast of characters. Contains plenty of action, lots of suspense, and several twists. A very enjoyable read that was hard to put down. Highly recommended read by a very talented writer."   ★★★★★ "Bravo Janet! Fitting ending to a great series. Wonderful!"   For fans of female sleuths Janet's books are also recommended for fans of David Baldacci, Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Nelson DeMille's John Corey, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, Mark Greaney's Gray Man, Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X, Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne, John Sandford's Lucas Davenport, Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon, Brad Taylor's Pike Logan, Brad Thor's Scot Harvath, and Dan Brown's Robert Langdon.